Thursday, 20 November 2008

scanned

well,thats over with.i got to Norwich hospital at 3pm and was lucky enough to get called straight in,the lady that was being scanned had had to have a dye injected,and there was a wait for it to work.so i was straight in for mine. anyone doesnt know,Magnetic Resonance Imaging scanners are like a tunnel. you are slid in,and it is not a nice procedure. god help you if you are claustrophobic, i didnt think i was until i had my first one. the roof of said "tunnel" is about 6 to 9 inches away from your nose. you get to know the patterns in the plastic very well. i was in the corpse position lol.on my back arms crossed,with the "panic button" they give you to hold in case you feel ill in there and want to get out fast. ear plugs in. the scan "bit" across my head first,then repositioned after the frst scan done. scans last from 14 minutes,the first,8 mins.second,and the last 4 minutes. imagine being in a tin roofed shed with a massive hail storm going on. similar drumming noise. andf you have to keep still. as i get acid reflux if i lay flat,i have to keep trying to swallow,and its bloody hard to keep still and do that. at last it was over,slid out into the light again. all in all i was in and out in 45 minutes. very good indeed. the results will be sent to my consultant,and he will see me on my next appointment with him in january. which is why he wanted the scan done. so he can see how things look. anyway,i got home at 5 and the lovely lady,carol,from Crossroads carers was still with mum,she had said she would keep with her however late i was. she is the carer who comes in now on a thursday afternoon to allow me my time off. which i still have to actually have lol. at least if i dont want,or cant afford to go out i can go to bed. its funny,when she first came 3 or 4 weeks ago and introduced herself,we realised we used to live 4 doors away from each other at Melton Constable,and in fact her parents still live in the same house lol. small world. she is a lovely carer,in the true sense of the word. think tracey could learn a thing or 2 from carol. on a sadder note,it was Emmas funeral today. i can add that she died peacefully with her mother ,grandmother and boyfriend at her bedside. may she find peace. take care all

I am glad you got through it Mort and it is behind you now. I have always prayed I would never have to go in one of those, I panic at hospitals anyway and I cannot stand confined spaces so well done you.

Mort you don't know how much I would like to have you say a miracle occured and you are completely free of MS, but I know that won't happen. I am glad you got the test over. That sounds much like the same machine I went through On my brain scan, Very noisy. It sounds like you have a good carer for mum. Now, I wish you could get an excellent report when you see your dr. USA mom

Hey my fav other man. I will cross my fingers and toes for good results for you. I wish we lived nearer and I could drag you round the shops on your time off! lol. Bet ur glad we don't!! lol. Love pam xx

I know those scans are tough. I haven't had to endure one yet. I'd probably have to take a sedative to be so calm inside a tube. I will be anxious for the results.I'm glad you have a nice carer for Mum now. Have a good day sweetie.Love you,Pam xoxox

Hello Mort,Gosh, don't like the sound of that scan, i would have had to keep my eyes firmly shut and think of something nice ! At least you've had it done, jus have to wait for the results now, and that won't be long! Hope you are keeping warm, did you have snow this weekend? Sorry to hear Mum is not so good, but how nice her carer sounds.Speaky soon, lots of love, Jaynee X

Mort, is it true? I heard you had a heart attack. So sorry this happened to you. I was wondering if it was true when I first heard it. Please rally all your strenth to get through this. We need you around here, so hurry up and get better so you can come back soon --you are lots of fun and brighten our day with your levity and joy. We'll be waiting for you as you make your recovery. Take care and hurry back, your friend, Krissy :)visit my main blog: Sometimes I ThinkHey Jlanders! Please post your blogs in the Directory of Blogs: from jland to bloggerPS. I just told John about you and your situation, he wishes you to be better also. Krissy. PS We'll be praying.

DEDICATED TO MUM.DIED 22/08/2013

mort,62,in ill health with Secondary progressive Multiple Sclerosis,severe spine problems,one disc removed,another burst,osteoporosis,severe Angina after heart attack,2 stents fitted.sadly just lost my 92 year old mother I was carer for,for many years,hence the title of my old blog,Caring and Sharing

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